Metal-bound fiber container



A; L.. wEls METAL Bouma rn CONTAINER 3 Sheets-*Sheet 1 Filed lay H13 1918 Julie 17 1924,

A. L. WEIS METAL BOUND FIBER CONTAINER Film nay 1s, '1918 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 17 1.924. w *Lig-8,218

i A. L. wEls METAL BOUND FIBER CONTAINER Filed lay 13. 1918 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 m Y @jwm Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES I 1,498,218 PATENT carica.

.ANDREW L. WEIS, OF MONROE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE WEIS FIBRE CONTAINER CORPORATION, 0F MONROE, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F SOUTH DAKOTA.

METAL-BOUND FIBER CONTAINER.

Application tiled Iay 13, 1918. Serial No. 234,150.

To all whom# may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANDREW L. WnIs, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Monroe, Michi an, have invented a certain new and use 1 Improvement in Metal-Bound Fiber Containers, 0f which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to containers of that class in which the walls thereof are formed from sheet material, such as paper or ber having the requisite strength and thickness, and in which a metal binding is provided for reinforcing the edges of the container.

Generally stated, the object of the invention is to rovide a novel and improved metal bound3 general character.

A special object is to provide an improved construction and arrangement whereby the metal binding is continuous and unbroken in character, where it extends around the rectangular, round or other shaped ends or heads of the container, whereby the ,container has an opening rovided with a closure, so that the metal inding is all applied and fastened in place before the container is filled, and whereby the container, after being completed and filled, may then be closed and sealed in a convenient and satisfactory way, and in a manner permitting easy openin of the container afterwards when it is esired to remove the contents thereof. ,l

It is also an object to provide certain details and features of construction tending to increase the general eiciency and desirability of a metal bound ber container of this particular construction. l

To these and other useful ends my invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a pers ective of a metal bound ber container em odying the principles of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of said container on line 2-2 in Fig. 3, showin the closure in its raised position in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a plan or top view of said container.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section on line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view looking down on one corner portion of the container.

ber container of the foregoing- Fi 6 is an enlar ed detail section on line sin Fig. 1. g

F1 is a perspective of a portion of the meta. binding, showing the same before the bendmg thereof at the corner of the contalner.

Figa 8 is a similar view showing the condltlon of the metal binding after it is bent to form the corner. l l

9 is a view similar to Fig. 3, a d1 erent form of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the container shown in F ii. 9, showing a ortion of the outs1de wall roken away an showing certain of the walls in vertical section.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail sectional view showing the construction of the bottom of the container shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

As thus illustrated, and referring to Figs. l to 8 inclusive, the invention comprisesral rectangualr body havin and 5, formed, refera ly, by scoring or bending a sheet o paper or brous material to bring the edges thereof together, and at one corner of the container the ed e portions are lapped at 5 (see Fig. 6), and the overlapping portions are secured together by staples 6 or by any other suitable means, so that a square tube is formed from one plece ofl sheet material. The ends or upper and lower heads of the container are countersunk, and are formed, respectively, by upper and lower rectangular sections 7 and 8, which are a little larger than the interior of the container and which have their edges turned outward to form anges 9 and 10, the ed es of these flanges being even or fiush with t e upper and llower edges of the side walls, 1,2, 3, and 4, so that the heads or ends are, as stated, countersunk in character. A continuous strip of metal binding 11 is ap'- plied to the rim formed around the top or upper head of the container (see Fig. 4), this binding being formed from sheet metal and bent so that 1t is U-shaped in-cross section, and in this way the two thicknesses of ber, formed b the ange 9 and the upper edge-portion o the side walls, are clamped tightly between the two thicknesses of metal bindin After its application to the rim or hea of the box, the binding is indented at 12 to fasten it in place. It can also be fastened in place by staples or any other suitable means. At the bottom or lower end of the container the ange 10 is secured to showing four sides 1, 2, 3,

" 'tlie lower edge-portions of the side walls by mner and outer metal walls thereof, so that two thicknesses of iber are clamped tightly together in the hollow or U-shaped metal bindin In this way the container is made perfect y ti ht at the top and bottom, and all around, an is also very strong. At the corners of the container, the metal binding must be bent, of course, and this can be done, for example, as shown in Figs. 5, 7, and 8, by formlng an oblong openin 15 at each corner, before the metal bindin is bent, and by allowing the surplus meta 16 inside of each corner to assume the form of a fold (see Fig. 8) so that the hollow binding can be bent easil to form the corner portions thereof. he metal binding can be provided in the form of square hoops, to be slipped over the ends of the container, and thereafter rovi'ded with the indentations 12 and 14, t ereb to secure the-metal hoo s in place, or, if esired, the binding ,can formed in straight lengths and cut into shorter lengths according to the size of the container, and these short lengths can then be bent around to form the square hoops, and the opposite ends of each short length can then be brought together to form a butt joint or to form a lap ]oint, and may be secured together, if desired, in any suitable or desired manner. As shown, the bindin is in the form of continuousA and unbro en square rings or hoops. Sheet steel, of the proper quality, is preferably employed for this bindin Of course, it is obvious that other expedlents'or features of construction can be employed to permit the bending of the metal binding at the corners of the container, and to take careof the surplus metal at the inner side of each corner, but the method shown will serve the purpose and is' illustrative of this feature of the invention. If desired, both the top and the bottom can be reinforced inside thereof, by an extra thickness of fiber or sheet material, such as the square disk or section 17 (see Figs. y2 and 4), secured to the under side of the top section 7 by staples 18, or by any other suitable means; and the similar section 19 can be secured to the bottom section 8 in any suitable or desired manner, thereby reinforcing the top and bottom of the container.

It will also be seen that this container is essentially one in which all of the metal binding is applied and secured to the struc- -ture before the container is filled, so that no metal binding is applied after the filling of the container, the receptacle or box thus formed being entirely finished before it is filled, notwithstanding the fact that it has countersunk upper and lower ends. For this purpose, therefore, the top section 7 is umana preferably formed with a rectangular, centrally located opening' 20, which fits the es of the rectangular closure 21, the latter bemg cut out from this top section at three sides thereof, but the other side bein merely scored or creased to provide a fol line 22 at the rear edge of the cover, it serves as a hinge therefor, so that the cover can be swung up and down. The inner reinforcing section 17 has a rectangular vopening 23 which is smaller than the o ening 20, so that a ledge or shoulder or 1p 24 extends along the four sides of the opening thus formed in the top of the container, upon which the closure 21.rest's when in closed position. 'This opening 23 is formed by cutting out a rectangular section 25 of the sheet material from which the inner section 24 is made, and this section 25'is secured to the cover or closure 21 by sta les 26, or by any other suitable means, so bat the cover is also of double thickness,4 and one thickness being of less area than the other, whereby the cover fits both openings. notch 27 ispreferably formed at one'edge of the opening, in the upper thickness thereof, so thatthe thumb or finger can be inserted against an edge of the cover or closure to open the same. ceptacle or container is filled, the closure 21 is then swung down into place, and can be secured or fastened' in closed position by a sealing strip or sheet of paper or other material, glued or otherwise fastened over the countersunk upper head of the box, or by any other suitable retainin means, it being obvious that various expe lents can be employed for sealin the closure of the box or container after t e filling thereof is completed.

As shown in Figs. 9, 10, and 11, the package or containerissimilar to the one previously described, but' in this case the side walls 28 are round, being in the formof a cylinder or-round tube. It will be understood that this drum or tube can be formed in various ways from paper of fiber or other sheet material, and an explanation of the different manufacturing methods b which such drums or tubes are ordinari y made from paper or fiber will not be neceary. The top and bottom of the round or cylindric container thus formed are countersunk 'like .theone previously described, being A small After ,the reover the double thicknesses formed hpd lby t e lianges on the top and bottom walls and the' outer walls of thesides, so that these two thicknesses are compressed together inside of the metal binding by indentmg the walls of the binding, or by an other suitable means as previously describe The closure 34 of this cylindric package or container may be exactly like the one described in connection with the square or rectangular container shown in Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive. Of course, with this round or cylindric construction, the metal binding is not formed with corners binding will be stretched, or the inner wall will be compressed, or both, inasmuch as the formation of the hollow strip into rings will result in concentrically raised inner and outer walls of different diameters, thereby requiring the stretching of the outer wall or a compression or shortening of the inner wall, or both, by any of the ordinary or well known manufacturing methods,-that is to say, by any of the methods known to manufacturers of sheet metal articles of this general character.

In either case, however, the container is constructed from paper or ber or similar sheet material, and provided with permament countersunk upper and lower ends reinforced by continuous or ractically continu'ous metal binding, forming the rims of the countersunk heads and provided in one countersunk head, preferably the upper one, with an o ening having a closure. The opening, o course, forms a restricted mouth or aperture for the top of the container, inasmuch as this opening is of less area than the diameter or interior of the container, as distin uished from the unrestricted opening whic would be formed, for example, by leaving out one head of the container for the llmg of the receptacle. In this way the heads are both permanently inserted before the container is lled. The exact thickness and character of the walls of the container will depend, of course, upon the nature of the contents to be placed therein. If it is desired to have the container waterproof or moisture-proof, it can 'be coated inside and out with parain or with other substance which would render the walls impervious to moisture or liquid. The staling, of course, can be done before the heads are fitted in the ends of the container, and the indenting of the metal binding, to fasten it in place, can be done with a tool or a device of any suitable or desired character, or by machinery.' The container, of course, can be of any suitable or desired size, and may be of different proportions, and the two containers shown and described will illustrate the possibility of making the containers of round or square or of any other desired shape or size or form.

and the outer wall of the The indentations 12 and 14, in the walls of the sheet metal binding, are in the nature of devices which are made by swa in or distorting portions bf metal, and wiic are ada ted to pierce or penetrate the ber of the s eet material from which the walls of the container are made. Staples, or other similar devices, made from bent or swaged or distorted ortions of metal, would operate in a simi ar way,that is to say, would puncture or pierce or penetrate the ber of the walls of the contamer, and in this way the sheet metal bindin is fastened to the rims of the heads of t e container, by devices of this kind, after the binding is in place.

In either form of the invention the metal binding is bent to extend entirely around the box, as each binding is a single piece of sheet metal, and the bending and shaping is all done before the box is lled.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a metal bound ber container, side walls of sheet material, countersunkheads of sheet material, metal binding permanently secured to the rims around both of said heads, the upper head having a circumscribed openin therein, formin a restricted mouth for t e container, so t at the container may be lled after both heads are secured in (place, and a closure for said opening, sai closure being below the ed es of said binding, said countersunk heads eing rectangular, and said metal binding being provided with an aperture (15) at each corner to facilitate bending, and having the surplus metal (16) forming a fold inside of each corner.

2. In a metal bound ber container, side walls of sheet material, countersunk heads of sheet material, metal bindin permanently secured to the rims around oth of said heads, each binding comprising a single strip of sheet metal extending`entirely around the box and joined at its ends, the upper head having a circumscribed opening therein, forming a restricted mouth for the container, so that the container may be lled after both heads are secured in place, and a closure for saidV opening, said closure being disposed in a plane below the upper edges of said bindin said heads being formed by a plurality o? thicknesses of sheet material stapled together, and only the single outer thickness of each head being extended within the metal binding, leavin the other thicknesses of the heads outsi e of said binding.

3. In a metal bound ber container, a hollow binding strip having an aperture (15) to facilitate bending thereof around a corner of the container, said binding being U- sha ed in cross section, with said aperture in t e portion between the two sides of the binding.

4. In a metal bound ber container, a metal, binding strip of double thickness, being U-shaped in cross section so that the two thicknesses are spaced apart, having an aperture (15) in a corner portion thereof, and having the sur lus metal forming a fold (16) lmmediate y insideI of the corner adjacent said aperture.

5. In a metal bound fiberl container, the combination of ber sheet material to form side walls, fiber sheet material to form an.

' ing of the binding, and with the surplus metal .produced by bendin the binding at the corners forming a fol at one edge of each opening and inside. of each corner.

6. In a metal bound container having a corner, a binding strip extending 'around said corner, said strip comprising two thicknesses spaced apart to enclose the corner portion of the container, with an opening in the binding at the corner, and with the surplus metal of the inner thickness forming a fold at one edge of each opening andffinside of said corner, said oplening being formed in the metal between t nesses of the bindin Signed b me at 29th day ofyApril, 1918.

ANDREW L. WEIs.

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